Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts
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2023
·Vol. 25
·期 12
·1962-1973
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IF 5.5
Jine Wang,Chen Zhang,Rui Zhao,Pei Wang,Meihua Jin,Jiujun Xu
Marine biofouling is a thorny issue that causes serious economic losses and adverse ecological impacts on marine ecosystems. Effective and promising antifouling strategies such as surface hydration, flow shear force, and lubricant injection have been developed to address this challenge. However, for the complex marine environment, they still appear inadequate. Mussels are a common fouling organism with strong surface adhesion ability. However, when hypoxia and the oxidative cross-linking reaction of 3,4-dihydroxy phenyl-L-alanine (DOPA) in the structure of adhesion proteins are disrupted, their adhesion ability will be greatly reduced. Inspired by this, we developed an effective antifouling strategy based on reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging using N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and evaluated its performance. As a ROS scavenger interfered with the oxidative cross-linking reaction of DOPA in an aqueous solution, the adhesion of DOPA was also affected on the surface of NAC functionalized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (PVC-NAC). In addition, the colonization level of mussels and the adhesion rate of marine bacteria and benthic diatoms on PVC-NAC were low. The antifouling strategy proposed in this paper was eco-friendly and broad-spectrum, and may provide a new idea for solving marine biofouling and reducing the environmental and economic impacts of fouling organisms.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2023
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IF 5.2
Xuefan Deng,Xun Liu,Shiyin Xia,Haixu Zhao,Yandong Liu,Qiong Ding,Haibo Zhang
Azobenzenes play an important role in dyes and pigments, food additives and pharmaceuticals. However, selective oxidation of aniline to valuable azobenzene under mild conditions is considerably challenging. Herein, through the reduction of boron clusters loaded with layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a nanometallic photocatalyst ZnTi LDH@ [ closo -B 12 H 12 ]@ 1.17%Ag(ZnTi LDH@B 12 H 12 @Ag) was synthesized. The catalyst catalyzed the synthesis of azobenzene from aniline. The catalyst achieved a high turnover frequency (TOF) of 54.9 h −1 and turnover number (TON) of 439.3. Under the reaction conditions of Na 2 CO 3 , at 40 °C and irradiation at 365 nm with an ultraviolet light source at atmospheric pressure, the yield of azobenzene reached 95.3% after 8 h of reaction and the catalytic activity remained above 80% after six recycles. This study reports a new synthetic catalyst for the selective oxidation of aniline compounds to azobenzene.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 141
·期 12
·e55129
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IF 3
Hanyu Ren,Andi Guo,Wentang Wang,Chunhui Luo
As a load-bearing tissue, natural cartilages possess a compressive stress above 50 MPa, a water content around 60%, and a friction coefficient (FC) less than 0.1, which remains difficult for synthetic materials to realize. Herein, a facile strategy was reported to achieve this goal. The hydrogel was obtained through a three-step strategy from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), chitosan (CS), sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC-Na), lecithin (LS), and deionized water. First, freezing–thawing the aqueous solution of PVA and CS three times generated the precursor gel. Second, immersing it in aqueous solution of CMC-Na to form multiple linkages (hydrogen bonds, ionic interactions, and crystallize domains). Third, it was coated with LS to form a lubrication layer. Due to the synergy of dynamic interactions, the compressive stress was 115 MPa, superior to most tough hydrogels. Owing to existence of LS, the FC was 0.03, better than the requirement for artificial cartilage. Remarkably, the FC remained stable within 50,000 wear cycles. On account of the reversible break/reformation of physical linkages, the creep recovery efficiency was 93%. The raw materials are all biocompatible and the fabrication process exclude the adoption of toxic additives. All of these features make it an ideal material for cartilage replacement.
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CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
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2015
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Siwei Yang,Jing Sun,Peng He,Xinxia Deng,Zhongyang Wang,Chenyao Hu,Guqiao Ding,Xiaoming Xie
A new reversible fluorescent switch for the detection of oxidative hydroxyl radical (•OH) and reductive glutathione (GSH) was designed based on the use of selenium doped graphene quantum dots (Se-GQDs). The Se-GQDs have a thickness of 1–3 atomic layers, a lateral size of 1–5 nm, a quantum yield of 0.29, and a photoluminescence lifetime of 3.44 ns, which ensured a high selectivity and stability for the fluorescent switch. The fluorescence of Se-GQDs was reversibly quenched and recovered by •OH and GSH, respectively, because of the reversible oxidation of C–Se groups and reduction of Se–Se groups. This brand-new GQD-based fluorescent switch gave a rapid response when tested in both aqueous solutions and living HeLa cells. In particular, the detection limit for •OH was only 0.3 nM, which was much lower than that in switches made from organic dyes.
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ACS Nano
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2023
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Qiang Chu,Congkun Xie,Guodong Cao,Zefeng Hu,Feiyu Li,Yike Fu,Gaorong Han,Xiang Li
A hybrid platform, constructed via the surface “armoring” of living yeasts by a manganese silicate compound (MS@Yeast), is investigated for combinational cancer treatment. The intrinsic characteristics of living yeasts, in both acidophilic and anaerobic conditions, empower the hybrid platform with activated selected colonization in tumors. While silicate particles are delivered in a targeting manner, yeast fermentation occurs at the cancerous region, inducing both alcohol and CO2. The excessive content of alcohol causes the hemangiectasis of tumor tissue, facilitating the penetration of therapeutics into central tumors and subsequent endocytosis. The catalytic Mn2+ ions, released from silicate particles, react with CO2 to induce forceful oxidative stress in tumor cells, ablating the primary tumors. More interestingly, the debris of sacrificed tumor cells and yeasts triggers considerable antitumor immune responses, rejecting both rechallenged and metastatic tumors. The integration of biologically active microorganisms and functional materials, illustrated in this study, provides distinctive perspectives in the exploration of potential therapeutics for tackling cancer.
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ANALYST
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2023
·Vol. 148
·期 18
·4414-4420
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IF 4.2
Xinyi Zhong,Yuan Deng,Qiling Yang,Sirui Yi,Haiyan Qiu,Lanlan Chen,Shanwen Hu
As a crucial indicator in food and water safety testing, the detection of Escherichia coli plays a significant role in maintaining environmental sanitation and promoting public health. Herein, based on the electrochemical activity characteristics of E. coli, we established an enhanced electrochemiluminescence aptasensor for E. coli analysis. This study presents a new method for accurate identification by utilizing a double aptamer recognition system. Specifically, a nano-cadmium sulfide (CdS) modified aptamer was used for primary labeling, while a second aptamer was immobilized on a graphene/chitosan composite electrode for re-capture. The use of two aptamers improves the accuracy of the identification process. Furthermore, the application of an electrode potential facilitates continuous electron transfer between the electrode and electrochemically active microorganisms, resulting in an enhanced electroluminescence signal in relation to the metabolic status. This strategy possesses better sensitivity, accuracy, and stability, demonstrating its potential for E. coli analysis.
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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2023
·Vol. 35
·期 42
·2303632
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IF 29.4
Ruofei Hu,Xiaoxuan Yang,Wenxiu Cui,Linfei Leng,Xueyan Zhao,Guochen Ji,Jing Zhao,Qingzeng Zhu,Junping Zheng
With the development of various gel-based flexible sensors, novel gels with multiple integrated and efficient properties, particularly recyclability, have been developed. Herein, a starch-based ADM (amylopectin (AP)–poly(3-[dimethyl-[2-(2-methylprop-2- enoyloxy)ethyl]azaniumyl]propane-1-sulfonate) (PDMAPS)–MXene) gel is prepared by a facile “cooking” strategy accompanying the gelatinization of AP and polymerization reaction of zwitterionic monomers. Reversible crosslinking in the gel occurs through hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions. The ADM gel exhibits high stretchability (≈2700%, after one month), swift self-healing performance, self-adhesive properties, favorable freezing resistance, and satisfactory moisturizing properties (≥30 days). Interestingly, the ADM gel can be recycled and reused by a “kneading” method and “dissolution–dialysis” process, respectively. Furthermore, the ADM gel can be assembled as a strain sensor with a broad working strain range (≈800%) and quick response time (response time 211 ms and recovery time 253 ms, under 10% strain) to detect various macro- and micro-human-motions, even under harsh conditions such as pronunciation and handwriting. The ADM gel can also be used as a humidity sensor to investigate humidity and human respiratory status, suggesting its practical application in personal health management. This study provides a novel strategy for the preparation of high-performance recycled gels and flexible sensors.
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Materials
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 14
·4941
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IF 3.4
Wei Liu,Fubing Bao,Yinning Zhang,Jinqing Wang,Xiaoyu Liang
The brittle failure of ceramic coatings limits their application in many fields. To address this issue, a novel armoured ceramic coating was developed to suppress brittle failure. First, an interconnected frame microstructure was micromachined onto the surface of a mild steel substrate using a nanosecond laser. Subsequently, a polymer-derived ceramic slurry was sprayed and sintered to obtain an armoured ceramic coating. The laser-micromachined burr-like microstructure of the substrate facilitated adhesion between the coating and the substrate. The results of the mechanical properties test showed that the armoured coating could withstand more than 20 cycles of water-cooled thermal shock at 600 °C, and the peeling area of the armoured coating was approximately three times less than that of the unarmoured coating under a normal load of 1471 N. The laboratory and field corrosion test results indicated that at high temperatures, the corrosion resistance of the armoured coating was comparable with that of the unarmoured coating and was approximately 10 times higher than that of the uncoated sample. The proposed method will aid in suppressing the brittle failure of ceramic coatings and broaden their scope of application in different fields.Keywords:ceramic coatings;armour structure;brittle failure;corrosion resistance
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LANGMUIR
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2023
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Tingting Li,Chengen Ho,Mengxi Han,Pai Peng,Junjie Chen,Yong Huang,Bin Li,Qiang Chen
Effective regulation of the release behavior of bactericides to avoid both too fast release and too slow release to maximize their antibacterial ability is still the face of a grand challenge. In this study, indole as a bactericide was encapsulated into three types of zeolites (denoted as indole@zeolite), including the ZSM-22 zeolite, ZSM-12 zeolite, and beta zeolite with different topologies, respectively, to obtain indole@ZSM-22, indole@ZSM-12, and indole@Beta complexes finally. Benefiting from the confinement effect of zeolites, the release rate of indole from these three zeolite encapsulation systems showed a much slower release rate than that of indole impregnated onto a counterpart zeolite (denoted as indole/zeolite), thus avoiding the too-fast and too-slow release very well. As determined by molecular dynamics simulation combined with experimental results, attributed to the unequal diffusion coefficient in these three encapsulation systems caused by different zeolite topologies, the release rate of indole within these three complexes was different from each other, hence providing an effective way to avoid a too-slow release rate through choosing different zeolite topologies. The simulation results showed that the timescale of hopping of indoles in zeolites plays an important role in the dynamics in zeolites. Taking killing Escherichia coli as an instance, compared with indole/zeolite, the corresponding indole@zeolite sample exhibited more efficient and sustainable antibacterial activity for its controlled-release behavior.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2023
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Jing Wang,Xue Fang,Guangjin Yu,Tianzhi Luo,Yunqi Xu,Chunyan Xu,Ken Cham-Fai Leung,Ailing Hui,Shouhu Xuan,Qunling Fang
Nanoplatforms have been considered as an effective strategy to address the resistance problem of traditional antimicrobial agents. This work reports a magnetic Fe 3 O 4 @AgAu@PDA (Fe 3 O 4 @AgAu@Polydopamine) antibacterial nanomaterial which possesses magnetically induced force-thermal coupling antibacterial effect . The polydopamine shell has good biocompatibility and the AgAu nanorods immobilized on the surface of the magnetic nanospindle not only create a rough surface for the anisotropic nanospindle but also endow it with high photothermal performance and oxidase-like/peroxide-like activities. Besides the original Ag ions release antibacterial activity, Fe 3 O 4 @AgAu@PDA nanospindles (80 μg/mL) also exhibit a good photothermal antibacterial effect (>90%) against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus under near - infrared (NIR) irradiation. Interestingly, when a rotating magnetic field (RMF) is applied, the antibacterial activity of the magnetic nanospindles can be further increased to nearly 100%. More importantly, in comparison to the Fe 3 O 4 @AgAu@PDA nanospheres , the Fe 3 O 4 @AgAu@PDA nanospindles exhibit a better antibacterial effect. By exploring the interaction between different particles and bacteria under magnetic field conditions, the basic mechanism of force-thermal coupling antibacterial was deeply explored and extended to biofilm removal. The results of cytotoxicity assay show that Fe 3 O 4 @AgAu@PDA nanospindles have good biocompatibility. Thus, the proposed strategy provides broad promise in antimicrobial therapy and biomedicine.
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2023
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Hanjun Gong,Yan Song,Guo Liang Li,Lin Zhang,Dan Guo,Guoxin Xie
An intelligent polymer composite with self-lubricating and self-healing functionalities is reported. The high strength intrinsic self-healing material that integrated hydrogen bond interactions into covalently linked networks was used as the matrix and the surface functionalized poly-alpha-olefin oil-containing microcapsules acted as lubricant fillers, which integrated the advantages of intrinsic self-healing and external self-lubricating strategies to realize organic combination of lubrication and healing functions in one system. The tensile and compressive strengths of the bifunctional composite can reach 59 MPa and 104 MPa, while the coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rate can reduce to 0.032 and 10 −8 mm 3 /Nm. Besides, the bifunctional composite exhibited an excellent self-healing ability of scratch and the volume self-healing efficiency of 78% was achieved at 100 °C for 3 h. The developed high strength polymer material with self-lubricating and self-healing functionalities is highly expected for engineering applications .
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SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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Meiyu Zhao,Yongsong Ma,Yu Zhang,Xianglin Liu,Haiou Sun,Renhe Liang,Huayi Yin,Dihua Wang
Titanium carbide (TiC) coating was prepared by in-situ carbonization of titanium using a novel salt-thermo-carburizing (STC) method in molten CaCl 2 -CaC 2 . The effect of the concentration of CaC 2 , the temperature of the melt and the reaction duration on the composition, structure and thickness of the carbide coating were systematically investigated. The optimized immersion bath was CaCl 2 –2 wt% CaC 2 at 900 °C. The thickness of the coating was increasing with the immersion time and it can reach 105 μm within 8 h. It was found that the growth kinetics of TiC coating follows a parabolic law in the temperature range of 850 to 900 °C, the obtained growth rate constants ( k ) is 1.43 × 10 −15 at 850 °C, 68.38 × 10 −15 at 875 °C, and 320.17 × 10 −15 m 2 /s at 900 °C, respectively. In addition, the microhardness of the TiC coating obtained at 850 °C and 8 h is over 740 HV, which is more than five times that of the Ti substrate. This work offers a universal and facile method to prepare metallic carbide coating on the respective metal substrate.
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